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but unfortunately, under the obama administration, the number of new business start-ups is at a 30-year low. and that is because they put so many burdens on small businesses. a lot of entrepreneurs have said boy, i'm not going to risk my life savings to start a business right now, given how tough the environment is. i was with the founder of a big chain, papa john, i don't think you have heard of him. he said i don't think i would have started a company in the type of environment we have today. i want to make sure america is a place you want to start a business. people come here from all over the world, for opportunities, a chance to build for themselves. and their children. and i want to help them. i was with -- i was with one guy in st. louis, who had a small business. an electronics business. and he said that he and his son calculated how much money they were paying in taxes of what they earned. now, it is not a big business. four people, four employees. he said when they calculated their income tax, and then their payroll tax, and then their state income tax, then their gas tax, and
but unfortunately, under the obama administration, the number of new business start-ups is at a 30-year low. and that is because they put so many burdens on small businesses. a lot of entrepreneurs have said boy, i'm not going to risk my life savings to start a business right now, given how tough the environment is. i was with the founder of a big chain, papa john, i don't think you have heard of him. he said i don't think i would have started a company in the type of environment we have today....
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i think the obama administration, the justice department are trying to figure it out because what happened on election day was in washington and colorado it became the first two states in the country and actually the first two political jurisdictions anywhere in the world to decide to legally regulate marijuana like alcohol, so the feds have to figure this out. >> a little like alcohol. i can buy as many bottles of beer as i want. i can only have an ounce of marijuana in washington and in colorado, right? >> that's right. it's important to say, by the way, that what's going to happen this week in washington state and next month in colorado is just going to make it legal to possess up to an ounce in the privacy of your home. you can't go out smoking in public, all this sort of thing. the part -- >> you have to stay in your home really? >> yes. washington is going to be private. not puffing down the street. this is going to be fairly subtle. the part of the laws that say that washington and colorado state governments should set up a legal regulatory system like with alcohol, those don't ente
i think the obama administration, the justice department are trying to figure it out because what happened on election day was in washington and colorado it became the first two states in the country and actually the first two political jurisdictions anywhere in the world to decide to legally regulate marijuana like alcohol, so the feds have to figure this out. >> a little like alcohol. i can buy as many bottles of beer as i want. i can only have an ounce of marijuana in washington and in...
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administration. even if she couldn't talk about it because it was classified, she knew there was a possibility that al qaeda was very much involved in this. that is part of the reason why they say they are continuing to blame this on politics. not maybe as extreme as what we heard from the congressman. >> what is your assessment of rice on the sunday talk shows? >> the talking points were not entirely accurate, and she made this sound much clearer than the talking points she was probably given. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, explosion, fire on an oil platform on the gulf. how much oil has spilled, next. . but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in number
administration. even if she couldn't talk about it because it was classified, she knew there was a possibility that al qaeda was very much involved in this. that is part of the reason why they say they are continuing to blame this on politics. not maybe as extreme as what we heard from the congressman. >> what is your assessment of rice on the sunday talk shows? >> the talking points were not entirely accurate, and she made this sound much clearer than the talking points she was...
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this chart shows the obama administration really underestimated how bad things were before they came into office and how much the stimulus would do and as you mentioned unemployment is still way too high. >> what surrogates for romney has been saying, false promises all along, underestimated the depth of the crisis. don't give them another chart. >> what the chart highlights is, what do i like to do, christine, premise the question. the question is wrong. are you better off that are four years ago. i don't like the question. conservatives use it to indict president obama and i don't like it when others use it to defend him, picking two different points in time. the truth is are we in a recovery, hope so. recovered from every recession we've had since the great depression. the question is is it as good as it should have been? hard to prove otherwise. that's the right question. is it as rapid and as healthy as it should have been? >> is it the president's fault it isn't more rapid? conservatives bring yes. i want to bring a sound bite here from ken robath who i asked him this week. loo
this chart shows the obama administration really underestimated how bad things were before they came into office and how much the stimulus would do and as you mentioned unemployment is still way too high. >> what surrogates for romney has been saying, false promises all along, underestimated the depth of the crisis. don't give them another chart. >> what the chart highlights is, what do i like to do, christine, premise the question. the question is wrong. are you better off that are...
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i think the obama administration has responded fine, but the most important thing, this is not about us, this is about them. >> good point. fareed, thank you very much. >> pleasure as always, wolf. >>> we're closely following this developing story. as protests spread from one arab nation to another, stay with cnn tonight and throughout the weekend, for all of the breaking news. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male
i think the obama administration has responded fine, but the most important thing, this is not about us, this is about them. >> good point. fareed, thank you very much. >> pleasure as always, wolf. >>> we're closely following this developing story. as protests spread from one arab nation to another, stay with cnn tonight and throughout the weekend, for all of the breaking news. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my...
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saying it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions. and then from the obama campaign, we are shocked that at a time when the united states of america is confronting the tragic death of one of our diplomatic officers in libya, governor romney would choose to launch a political attack. end quote. newt gingrich appeared on cnn this morning and blasted president obama. >> when the american flag was torn down and destroyed, an american ambasdor and three other americans are killed, my reaction is not to be pleasant and caring of those tearing down our flag and insulting o iassau country. >> brianna keilar is coming to our rescue to break this all down. hi, brianna. >> reporter: hi, carol. president obama learned last night that ambassador stevens was unaccounted for. he didn't learn until this morning that the ambassador was dead and this morning he said i strongly condemn the outrageous attacks that took the lives of four americans, including ambassador stevens. united states rejects efforts to denigr aate the reli
saying it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions. and then from the obama campaign, we are shocked that at a time when the united states of america is confronting the tragic death of one of our diplomatic officers in libya, governor romney would choose to launch a political attack. end quote. newt gingrich appeared on cnn this morning and blasted president obama. >> when the american flag was torn down and...
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i think some members of capitol hill have brought it down to this point, was the obama administration incredibly incompetent or did they mislead congress, or did they just simply not know. probably it's a little bit of all three. >> let's turn to suzanne kelly. the fascinating thing again today was the senators allowed in to see this video, this closed circuit television video, that included very disturbing scenes of ambassador stevens' last moments. but also, it seemed to clarify, didn't it, exactly what was going on in the buildup to this attack. there was no obvious sign, according to the senators who have come out publicly after this, of any protest. >> yeah. that's what we've been hearing from people who are in those hearings, piers, and you know, it's interesting because nobody has seen this video yet. it's actually still classified. they're not even really officially supposed to be talking about classified information but i know there's a push to get at least some of this video released publicly. you have to remember, it's going to be a bit tricky because it is still classified
i think some members of capitol hill have brought it down to this point, was the obama administration incredibly incompetent or did they mislead congress, or did they just simply not know. probably it's a little bit of all three. >> let's turn to suzanne kelly. the fascinating thing again today was the senators allowed in to see this video, this closed circuit television video, that included very disturbing scenes of ambassador stevens' last moments. but also, it seemed to clarify, didn't...
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the obama administration and labor department saying you shouldn't be alarmist here. we shouldn't send out these notices because we don't know if these cuts are going to come. it's going to be up to the companies themselves whether they want to send out the notices. and as you know, if they don't send out the notices and do layoffs, they could get sued. so it will be interesting to see if the companies are going to do this or not. and it's absolutely political at this point. the obama administration through the labor department saying inappropriate to send those notices out. >> once again, we have uncertainty by employers not knowing what to do and that could end up costing americans jobs. thank you for a great explanation. what are the defense contractors planning to do? lockheed martin, the biggest government defense contractor says it is reviewing the guidance issued by the obama administration. its ceo has said it may have to lay off 10,000 workers if congress doesn't act. another big contractor, bae systems, says warn notices are possible. it could lay off 4,000
the obama administration and labor department saying you shouldn't be alarmist here. we shouldn't send out these notices because we don't know if these cuts are going to come. it's going to be up to the companies themselves whether they want to send out the notices. and as you know, if they don't send out the notices and do layoffs, they could get sued. so it will be interesting to see if the companies are going to do this or not. and it's absolutely political at this point. the obama...
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administration for governor romney. and that's not so far off base. i mean, we have plenty of history to show that politicians have crossed over. just take a look at your screen. this is a great example of former presidents who have reached across the aisle to take high-level members of the opposite party into their very close cabinet. so we have any idea if we might see one more of these screens added today with governor romney? >> you know, no, not as far as we're hearing from those close to governor romney, and, of course, aides here at the white house saying absolutely not. this is not an attempt for the president to bring him here to the white house to talk about a potential job. this is pretty much a courtesy call. the president made the invitation during his victory speech, said he wanted to sit down and talk with mitt romney about moving the country forward. he also said there was some things that mitt romney -- some ideas he had on the campaign trail that were not partisan ideas, but were smart ideas. ways to c
administration for governor romney. and that's not so far off base. i mean, we have plenty of history to show that politicians have crossed over. just take a look at your screen. this is a great example of former presidents who have reached across the aisle to take high-level members of the opposite party into their very close cabinet. so we have any idea if we might see one more of these screens added today with governor romney? >> you know, no, not as far as we're hearing from those...
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could trust the obama administration. in a very much more eloquent and elongated way you restated what i said. >> not so. if you go back and read the transcript of what you said at the end of the last segment i think you'll find it is quite different. >> let's agree to disagree. let's move onto the wider brushstrokes. it is a fascinating book. i have to applaud you. you've given all the profits of this book to a whole series of military organizations which i think is extremely laudable. it's hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars and i think that's something that people in your position should take a leaf out of your book. i do applaud you. in terms of your whole career, you're now entering your eighth decade. what have been the great highs and the great lows? if i was to pin you down and say, what was your greatest moment in office and your worst moment, what would you say? >> oh, i think probably the worst moment is being engaged in a war. once a president makes the decision to put american lives at risk and you'
could trust the obama administration. in a very much more eloquent and elongated way you restated what i said. >> not so. if you go back and read the transcript of what you said at the end of the last segment i think you'll find it is quite different. >> let's agree to disagree. let's move onto the wider brushstrokes. it is a fascinating book. i have to applaud you. you've given all the profits of this book to a whole series of military organizations which i think is extremely...
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administration just can't make a deal. for many americans, the idea of a fiscal cliff is a hard one to wrap their brain around, but my next guest says the brain may be exactly what is needed get washington out of this whole mess. he is david rock, co-founder and author of "your brain at work." good morning. >> good morning to you, radi, good to be here with you. >> i have a lot to get through with you, but you say that our brains are inherently wired to categorize other people in one of two ways. in groups and out groups. can you explain what that means? >> absolutely. it's an inle function, and we see it in many other animals, including mammals as well. it's not just an american thing or western thing. it's very much a part of who we are, to decide if everyone we're speaking to is on our team or on another team. millions of years we lived in quite small communities so, we tend to only have a small number of people in our in group, and everyone else is kind of dangerous and potentially not to be trusted. it's very much a p
administration just can't make a deal. for many americans, the idea of a fiscal cliff is a hard one to wrap their brain around, but my next guest says the brain may be exactly what is needed get washington out of this whole mess. he is david rock, co-founder and author of "your brain at work." good morning. >> good morning to you, radi, good to be here with you. >> i have a lot to get through with you, but you say that our brains are inherently wired to categorize other...
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administration, has not necessarily been the federal response, it's been from individuals not taking the necessary steps to be ready. and then in the crisis, doing things that they shouldn't be doing. >> well said. mr. mayor, good to see you. >> thank you. always good to see you. >>> now to breaking news on hurricane sandy. it's a huge storm system taking dead aim on the east coast. moving slowly and bringing the threat of a possible catastrophe. it's already impacting the presidential campaign with governor romney, vice president biden and first lady michelle obao obama canceling events. meteorologist chad myers is tracking the event. i read your tweet, after 26 years in tv weather, two years with nraa, sandy may pose the greatest risk to human life i have seen. >> that was last night. >> dire warning. is it as dire today as it seemed last night? >> i don't think so. because the storm today, and that's the twitter universe, that was exactly what i was thinking at that moment in time. we had, on computer models, three cat 3s, almost cat 4s, going into new york harbor. my mindset was
administration, has not necessarily been the federal response, it's been from individuals not taking the necessary steps to be ready. and then in the crisis, doing things that they shouldn't be doing. >> well said. mr. mayor, good to see you. >> thank you. always good to see you. >>> now to breaking news on hurricane sandy. it's a huge storm system taking dead aim on the east coast. moving slowly and bringing the threat of a possible catastrophe. it's already impacting the...
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the obama administration tried to alter that, they tried to get mr. awlawi who is kind of a moderate in there, now we're seeing the fruits of that initial decision. the government in baghdad is not particularly responsive to the united states. it hasn't been on syria, it hasn't been on these issues. i think it would be an exaggeration -- a gross exaggeration to say it's a pawn of iran. but it's certainly true that they do not take america's concerns particularly seriously. and they have their own internal reasons for doing things that are often quite sectarian. and we're stuck with the situation. i don't know that there's much we can do. but i share senator mccain's outrage. >> a lot of people do right now. they're wondering what's going on in iraq. fareed, thanks very much for coming in. we really appreciate it. >> pleasure, wolf. >>> don't forget to tune in to fareed zakaria gps, it airs every sunday here on cnn 10:00 a.m. eastern and 1:00 p.m. eastern as well. david petraeus returns to capitol hill for the first time since his shocking resignation
the obama administration tried to alter that, they tried to get mr. awlawi who is kind of a moderate in there, now we're seeing the fruits of that initial decision. the government in baghdad is not particularly responsive to the united states. it hasn't been on syria, it hasn't been on these issues. i think it would be an exaggeration -- a gross exaggeration to say it's a pawn of iran. but it's certainly true that they do not take america's concerns particularly seriously. and they have their...
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president obama needs to be more forcefulexplaining himself. mitt romney is sonon a high and needs to deliver another performance. mitt romney has to win states like ohio. if he turns in another strong debate performance tuesday night, the headline on wednesday night is that the election has turned around. don? >> thank you, mark preston. appreciate it. mark your calendars and catch the second debate live right here on cnn tuesday night, moderated by our very own candy crowley. coverage begins 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> more politics now. known for switching parties, former senator arlen specter leaves a lasting mark. he died today after a long battle with cancer. president obama said in a statement, arlen specter was always a fighter. from his days stamping out corruption as a prosecutor in philadelphia, to his 30 years in the senate, he was eindependent. he brought the same toughness and determination to his personal struggles, using his own story to inspire others. dana bash joins me now by phone from washington. dana, he had overcome numerous s
president obama needs to be more forcefulexplaining himself. mitt romney is sonon a high and needs to deliver another performance. mitt romney has to win states like ohio. if he turns in another strong debate performance tuesday night, the headline on wednesday night is that the election has turned around. don? >> thank you, mark preston. appreciate it. mark your calendars and catch the second debate live right here on cnn tuesday night, moderated by our very own candy crowley. coverage...
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it was on the street there in cairo, with protesters clearly blaming the obama administration for the anti-islamic film itself. how important is that? is there trouble distinguishing between what happens in the united states and the official policy of the united states government? >> well, it is hard for people in that part of the world, it seems, to grasp the fact that something published on the internet, put out on the internet, is approved by the united states government. obviously it is not. that's the whole point of the internet, is that it has the freedom and people to do this. but in the age of modern communications, these things are going to happen, and it's going to require the leaders in that part of the world to educate their people about the distinction between individual acts that can be condemned, the messages in them, and the acts of government. government can't prevent this sort of thing, as long as we believe in free speech, and that's something that is hard, obviously, in that part of the world, to understand. >> -- being lost because we've heard all the sound bites
it was on the street there in cairo, with protesters clearly blaming the obama administration for the anti-islamic film itself. how important is that? is there trouble distinguishing between what happens in the united states and the official policy of the united states government? >> well, it is hard for people in that part of the world, it seems, to grasp the fact that something published on the internet, put out on the internet, is approved by the united states government. obviously it...
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and yet, she did go out publicly and say that the obama administration decimated al qaeda. that's something that rubs these republican senators the wrong way. i will tell you what she told them, i'm told, inside the classified briefing this morning, what she meant was it was the core of al qaeda, that's what the obama administration has decimated. but these republican senators think she's lef the impression it's al qaeda in general. last thing i will tell you i was told she did say to the republican senators behind closed doors she regrets saying what she said because she knows it was simply not right. >> where does this go from here? obviously investigating intelligence officials as well, i imagine? >> yes. as i said, the acting director of the cia also in this room. and senators, republicans and democrats, are not thrilled with the information that they got publicly or privately. but the -- what goes on from here more meetings. she's back here, we believe, this afternoon, tomorrow she has a meeting with one senator, bob corker of tennessee, probably others. she's going to
and yet, she did go out publicly and say that the obama administration decimated al qaeda. that's something that rubs these republican senators the wrong way. i will tell you what she told them, i'm told, inside the classified briefing this morning, what she meant was it was the core of al qaeda, that's what the obama administration has decimated. but these republican senators think she's lef the impression it's al qaeda in general. last thing i will tell you i was told she did say to the...
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i support the obama administration's view. defending israel's right to defend its people by proportional means, and it's important for the international community to support that if you want to see israel eventually leave the west bank. that's the only way israel can leave the west bank if it knows it will have support, if it has to defend itself against rocket attacks. >> general, it's an absolute mess over there and it has been for a long time. from a military point of view, is there anything that the americans could be doing or pushing the israelis to do to try and somehow come to a resolution that can work? >> well, first of all, i think we have to accept that we're not going to kill our way to a solution here that in fact, in many cases the use of military force is counterproductive. however, there have been some recent advances in terms of our technology such that systems such as iron dome have made it more capable, a more capable israel in terms of defending against these rocket attack, but if you believe that the milit
i support the obama administration's view. defending israel's right to defend its people by proportional means, and it's important for the international community to support that if you want to see israel eventually leave the west bank. that's the only way israel can leave the west bank if it knows it will have support, if it has to defend itself against rocket attacks. >> general, it's an absolute mess over there and it has been for a long time. from a military point of view, is there...
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here's the letter from the obama administration. what it es is actually allows for states to seek waivers to have more flexibility under this program. and the underlying goal though of ending dependence of needy parents and getting them back to work, that remains. politifact is calling this romney ad "a drastic distortion of the plan changes" and given it the lowest rating, the pants on fire rating. there's one other point todd to all of this, wolf, that is despite the fact in 2005 it was the republican governor's association -- we have a letter here, they actually asked for this waiver authority. and the letter requests that states have this flexibility in granting such work activities including granting partial work credit and coordination of state programs. and if you take a look at the page here, this is the signature page, at the very top of this here you can see it's actually mitt romney then governor mitt romney who is at the top of the governors actually requesting flexibility and requesting these waivers, wolf. >> pants on
here's the letter from the obama administration. what it es is actually allows for states to seek waivers to have more flexibility under this program. and the underlying goal though of ending dependence of needy parents and getting them back to work, that remains. politifact is calling this romney ad "a drastic distortion of the plan changes" and given it the lowest rating, the pants on fire rating. there's one other point todd to all of this, wolf, that is despite the fact in 2005 it...
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they mentioned four groups to me of administrator importance. african-americans and keeping up their participation in the voting process. for a re-elect. latinos and getting more registered and having more of them vote democratic. along with young people. bringing along those people who kwr too young to vote for president obama last year. and guess what, the lgbt community. they put a lot of money in it or put a lot of effort into it. i don't think it's at all surprising that an evolving position has now become an actual position. i would tell you that i think one of the political ramifications of this might be felt by other democrats. >> how so? >> well, i will bet you that every newspaper in whatever district in conservative, swing and heavily democratic states are now calling their representative or senator saying how do you feel. t president changed his position. how do you feel about it? i think it puts pressure on a lot of democrats out there that held the president's previous position. i don't think harry reid is all that pleased this is
they mentioned four groups to me of administrator importance. african-americans and keeping up their participation in the voting process. for a re-elect. latinos and getting more registered and having more of them vote democratic. along with young people. bringing along those people who kwr too young to vote for president obama last year. and guess what, the lgbt community. they put a lot of money in it or put a lot of effort into it. i don't think it's at all surprising that an evolving...
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administration will stop deporting young illegal immigrants brought to the u.s. as children if they have lived in the u.s. for five years and not having felonies on record. this move is expected to affect more than 1 million people. phil kent is joining me to talk about this. good morning to you. >> hi. >> tell me what you make of this policy change. this enormous shift. >> it is an enormous shift. i think it's the role of congress. this is an area when talking amnesty of illegal immigrants. whether you agree or not, it ought to be done by the legislative branch. >> do you think it's violating the constitution? >> yes, i think it's lawsuit time. >> oh, boy. lawsuit time. just what we need, more of those in washington, right? >> right. >> do you agree, changes need to be made? >> well, i think everyone is in favor of comprehensive immigration reform. everyone from the right, left, middle, they believe the immigration system has been broken and the government has not secured the border. if we secured the border, we wouldn't be talking about the problem. >>> let me
administration will stop deporting young illegal immigrants brought to the u.s. as children if they have lived in the u.s. for five years and not having felonies on record. this move is expected to affect more than 1 million people. phil kent is joining me to talk about this. good morning to you. >> hi. >> tell me what you make of this policy change. this enormous shift. >> it is an enormous shift. i think it's the role of congress. this is an area when talking amnesty of...
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the obama administration is now proposing to slash that to 28% and to fill the remaining gap which eliminating dozens of tax breaks and loopholes for businesses, especially the oil and gas sector. now, the administration says that will put the u.s. rate on par with rates in other advanced economies, but republicans want to cut even further. presidential hopeful mitt romney has come out with his own corporate tax plan which aims to reduce the rate to 25%. charles, those rates both by obama and mitt romney sound pretty high when you compare it to hong kong's corporate tax rate on profits. there's a flat tax rate of 16.5%. it looks pretty attractive for businesses. then there are certain tax breaks for certain sectors like for shipping and also if you're in the business of reinsurance here in hong kong. how do things look where you are in the u.k.? >> it's a complex picture i think always in terms of corporate tax. in terms of the basic rates that most people would pay, all those smaller businesses, less than about $400,000, $450,000 in turnovers in annual sales pay significantly less. we did hav
the obama administration is now proposing to slash that to 28% and to fill the remaining gap which eliminating dozens of tax breaks and loopholes for businesses, especially the oil and gas sector. now, the administration says that will put the u.s. rate on par with rates in other advanced economies, but republicans want to cut even further. presidential hopeful mitt romney has come out with his own corporate tax plan which aims to reduce the rate to 25%. charles, those rates both by obama and...
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>> tom, i think the obama administration has been rightfully supporting israel because israel has a right to defend itself, any country would. but i think the united states is going to want to work with egypt, with turkey and ka trkqa try to convince the leadership to stop this very provocative and hardy shelling of rocketing the cities. when hamas is targeting both tel aviv and israel, this is a new phase of war between a long-running war between them. israel is going to react to that. i think you'll see a very intense demonstration between them to cease and decysist. >> gaza is not a big area. at some point they have to run out of pockets to some degree, don't they? >> yeah, but that's a big risk. so the big driver of the israeli operation right now is the long-range rockets that were allegedly supplied by iran and which hamas has been using to target major urban centers in israel like tel aviv, like jerusalem. tel aviv has been the red line for israel, and as long as hamas has been in possession of these rockets and can maintain that threat against israeli population centers, israel ca
>> tom, i think the obama administration has been rightfully supporting israel because israel has a right to defend itself, any country would. but i think the united states is going to want to work with egypt, with turkey and ka trkqa try to convince the leadership to stop this very provocative and hardy shelling of rocketing the cities. when hamas is targeting both tel aviv and israel, this is a new phase of war between a long-running war between them. israel is going to react to that. i...
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he's not apologizing at all for his initial or subsequent comments about how the obama administration handled the unrest both in cairo as well as in benghazi. listen to this. >> what i said was exactly the same conclusion the white house reached which was that the statement was inappropriate that's why they backed away from it. >> they didn't say they were showing sympathy for the attackers. >> i think it was not directly applicable and appropriate for the setting. i think it should have been taken down and apparently the white house felt the same way. >> in no direct response when the president says i shoot first aim later. >> this is politics. i won't worry about the campaign. >> interesting, some of romney's top national security foreign policy advisors even go further and they are almost completely blaming at least in part blaming i should say blaming the president and his supposed weak policies in the middle east and elsewhere for encouraging the kind of violence in egypt and libya that spreading throughout north africa. a former reagan administration official who is now a top na
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because when you consider the obama administration has done anything but want to talk about medicare this week, we had monday joe biden open his mouth. tuesday, he opened his mouth. then you had some folks who were on a different network drop the "n" word trying to say mitt romney was a racist. the democrats, thus far, they've gone after income taxes this week, they've gone after seamus the dog. now paul ryan possibly being a flip-flopper. they haven't actually engaged on the medicare issue that they've tried to avoid the issues of jobs and medicare. i think they're having a hard time going after paul ryan. >> i would say, i wasn't characterizing it as a rough week. i was asking you if it was a rough week. >> for obama, yes. >> let's talk about -- if you think about much of the conversation on the democratic side was about joe biden. replaying his remarks in front of an audience. talk about being off message and having a lot of the conversation about something. you wouldn't want to be having a conversation about, right? >> yes, i agree. joe biden's remarks were definitely off message
because when you consider the obama administration has done anything but want to talk about medicare this week, we had monday joe biden open his mouth. tuesday, he opened his mouth. then you had some folks who were on a different network drop the "n" word trying to say mitt romney was a racist. the democrats, thus far, they've gone after income taxes this week, they've gone after seamus the dog. now paul ryan possibly being a flip-flopper. they haven't actually engaged on the medicare...
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it was good to hear from him. >> do you think this administration, obama administration, has a leak problem? >> appears to be the case. on the other hand, the president seems determined in a way the bush administration wasn't to go after leakers. the military has been strong on this. we will see where it goes. >> what do you think? >> look, the bush administration, if you go back, look at the journalism that followed 9/11 was full of just as much national security information as the obama administration. if anything, the obama administration has gone further than any recent american frez cracking down on whistle blowers, even when it involves misappropriation of taxpayer money. my concern about obama administration goes the other way, i think they're taking hard use of criminal statutes to punish dissenters inside the government in a way prior presidents haven't done. >> he commands 66,000 special ops forces. since don't ask, don't tell went away, hasn't had one problem with gays and lesbians serving openly under his command. were you surprised? >> not really. that's the history of the mili
it was good to hear from him. >> do you think this administration, obama administration, has a leak problem? >> appears to be the case. on the other hand, the president seems determined in a way the bush administration wasn't to go after leakers. the military has been strong on this. we will see where it goes. >> what do you think? >> look, the bush administration, if you go back, look at the journalism that followed 9/11 was full of just as much national security...
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when might this become a problem for the obama administration? >> it is dominating coverage. this is supposed to be an election about the economy, but we heard a lot about the economy since those mideast attacks. here's a poll number that the president's re-election campaign would like you to look at on who would better handle foreign policy. the president with a 15 point advantage, and we have seen similar numbers from other surveys. go to the president's approval rating on foreign policy. this was conducted just after september 11th, after those attacks happened. the president's rating slipping a bit from august to september. one thing, though, overall foreign policy on the campaign trail when it comes to amecan voters, it's very small compared to the economy, other social issues. but remember, one of the debates coming up is focused entirely on foreign policy. yes, it could very well play a role on dictating who wins on november 6th. >> paul, thank you very much. >>> world leaders are gathering in new york city ahead of the 67th united nations general assembly session whic
when might this become a problem for the obama administration? >> it is dominating coverage. this is supposed to be an election about the economy, but we heard a lot about the economy since those mideast attacks. here's a poll number that the president's re-election campaign would like you to look at on who would better handle foreign policy. the president with a 15 point advantage, and we have seen similar numbers from other surveys. go to the president's approval rating on foreign...
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once we had a nominee, and president -- and eventually president obama, i was supportive. but i must say that as the -- as his administration progressed, i have become more and more impressed with how he's handled things. first of all, he took on the worst economy since the great depression. nobody expected it to turn around overnight and things are moving in the right direction. and secondly, something we couldn't possibly have imagined. we understand there has been tremendous partisanship in washington. there has been gridlock. but the extent, the -- of that gridlock has been unprecedented. and so given what he's had to face, the intractability of the other side, i think he's done a remarkable job. i mean, all you have to do is say, you know, bin laden's dead and gm's alive to know that obama has done a very good job. >> funny, rob, you're a movie man, george clooney put on the event at his house last night. we see george clooney, i get a sneaking feeling that we may one day be considering him as a serious candidate for president. what do you think? >> well, i don't know
once we had a nominee, and president -- and eventually president obama, i was supportive. but i must say that as the -- as his administration progressed, i have become more and more impressed with how he's handled things. first of all, he took on the worst economy since the great depression. nobody expected it to turn around overnight and things are moving in the right direction. and secondly, something we couldn't possibly have imagined. we understand there has been tremendous partisanship in...
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this notion that the administration, the obama administration through susan rice, was trying to change, change the facts when, in fact, what we now know is she was simply providing the information that had been the consensus position of the intelligence community, the cia and others in the intelligence community, and it's now well established that the white house had nothing to do with changing that evaluation and assessment. so she was reporting on the information available through the intelligence agencies, and it's just not fair to hold her responsible for misinformation when she didn't have any other facts that -- to go on at the time. >> congressman chris van hollen from maryland. thanks for joining us today. >> thank you. >>> it's 38 minutes after the hour right now. other top stories this morning. a lawsuit filed by a house committee against attorney general eric holder in the fast and furious case will be heard in court this morning. republican lawmakers are trying to force holder to turn over documents from the failed gun trafficking operation. some of the weapons linked to th
this notion that the administration, the obama administration through susan rice, was trying to change, change the facts when, in fact, what we now know is she was simply providing the information that had been the consensus position of the intelligence community, the cia and others in the intelligence community, and it's now well established that the white house had nothing to do with changing that evaluation and assessment. so she was reporting on the information available through the...
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joining me now is van jones, cnn contributor and former obama administration official. good morning. >> god morning to you. >> so, van, i guess my first question that's eatsy for geithner to say, we're perfectly willing to go off the fiscal cliff. that means a tax hike on middle class americans and maybe some of them are thinking this morning i'm not really so happy geithner said that. >> it might have been inartful for him to say it the way he said it. i think he is making a very important point, which is that the american people did vote. they voted for the one thing the president said very clearly, which is that tax rates would go up on the wealthiest. it's an incredibly popular position. it's important for republicans to know that the white house is not going to accept any kind of a deal. that's the point he was trying to make. i think all the leverage now is with the democrats, with the president. the american public is on his side. i think it's important for the republicans not to think that they can just get any kind of deal out of him because if they do go over
joining me now is van jones, cnn contributor and former obama administration official. good morning. >> god morning to you. >> so, van, i guess my first question that's eatsy for geithner to say, we're perfectly willing to go off the fiscal cliff. that means a tax hike on middle class americans and maybe some of them are thinking this morning i'm not really so happy geithner said that. >> it might have been inartful for him to say it the way he said it. i think he is making a...
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maybe the obama administration will make its own history and avoid a second-term scandal. but if not, disney world may seem very appealing. you know, it was interesting, in the president's news conference, he said he was well aware of the history of presidential overreach in second terms. that's a little bit of a different subject, but you get the sense that anyone that much aware of presidential history knows that second-term scandals can be a problem and most likely will be really, really careful. wolf? >> john berman, thank you. good history lesson for all of us. remember, you can follow what's
maybe the obama administration will make its own history and avoid a second-term scandal. but if not, disney world may seem very appealing. you know, it was interesting, in the president's news conference, he said he was well aware of the history of presidential overreach in second terms. that's a little bit of a different subject, but you get the sense that anyone that much aware of presidential history knows that second-term scandals can be a problem and most likely will be really, really...
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. >>> obama administration expresses strong support for israel in the latest round of violence in the middle east. what is behind our strong relationship with israel? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold... i took dayquil, but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't work on runny noses. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have an antihistamine. really? [ male announcer ] really. alka-seltzer plus cold and cough fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a fast acting antihistamine to relieve your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ [ male announcer ] can't find theraflu? try alka-seltzer plus for fast, liquid, cold, and flu relief. it's called passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. so does aarp, serving americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp dicare supplement insurance
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but first this -- >> this was a train wreck for the obama administration. this law looks like it's going to be struck down. >> a train wreck. so says cnn senior legal analyst jeffrey tooben. he was in the supreme court hearing these oral arguments today saying president obama's health care law is in big, big trouble after what happened inside the supreme court today. he's going to join me live on why he says president obama's lawyer didn't do very well today. that's next. so what do you think? basic. at meineke i have options... like oil changes starting at $19.95. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>. >> bruising day in the u.s. supreme court for the federal government. this is the most important case for president obama in this election year. our senior political analyst predicts the government is going to lose. first listen to justice antonin scalia. >> when you define the market that broadly, health care, it may very well be that everyone needs health care at one point. but not everybody needs a heart transplant. you can define the market of food, everyb
but first this -- >> this was a train wreck for the obama administration. this law looks like it's going to be struck down. >> a train wreck. so says cnn senior legal analyst jeffrey tooben. he was in the supreme court hearing these oral arguments today saying president obama's health care law is in big, big trouble after what happened inside the supreme court today. he's going to join me live on why he says president obama's lawyer didn't do very well today. that's next. so what do...
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take a listen. >> this was a train wreck for the obama administration. this law looks like it's going to be struck down. i'm telling you, all of the predictions including mine that the justices would not have a problem with this law were wrong. >> a train wreck. why does he say that? we're going to ask him. we're going to took to toobin outside the supreme court live in a couple of minutes. also, we're watching these fires raging through colorado just west of the denver. and cnn now learned a second person has died from the flames. in fact, it is so bad, see the smoke, look at this, it's so bad that 450 firefighters are now helping with this rescue effort. the fire has not been contained. and in less than one hour, the parents of florida teen trayvon martin will be in washington to attend a round table on racial profiling. also some members of congress, the been spe they have been speaking out about the case on the house floor. but the story, as you know, is ever changing. george zimmerman's friend and former cnn anchor, his name is joe oliver, he paints
take a listen. >> this was a train wreck for the obama administration. this law looks like it's going to be struck down. i'm telling you, all of the predictions including mine that the justices would not have a problem with this law were wrong. >> a train wreck. why does he say that? we're going to ask him. we're going to took to toobin outside the supreme court live in a couple of minutes. also, we're watching these fires raging through colorado just west of the denver. and cnn now...
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administration strategy or this doctrine that the obama administration called leading from behind. specifically libya when the white house in a calculated let france and britain take lead in establishing this no-fly zone, and the u.s. played assist. romney is calling that leading from behind as following. very different than what we saw from president bush with his own preemptive first strike doctrine forging the war in iraq and using it as justification for his war on terror. what do you think american voters are more comfortable with? do you think that it is the bush preemptive approach that resonates with voters, or is it really more about what president obama is trying to do? >> there's clearly no great desire on the part of the american public to get involved in wars. once again, as was the case with iraq, for example. it's completely militarily, even though, as you and i know, the situation in iraq is deteriorating, and romney makes some valid points about the reduction of democracy under the government of prime minister nuri al maliki and its alignment with its neighbor iran
administration strategy or this doctrine that the obama administration called leading from behind. specifically libya when the white house in a calculated let france and britain take lead in establishing this no-fly zone, and the u.s. played assist. romney is calling that leading from behind as following. very different than what we saw from president bush with his own preemptive first strike doctrine forging the war in iraq and using it as justification for his war on terror. what do you think...
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so to me, the clear winner is obama. and his administration. this is obviously the most significant thing he's done in his first 3 1/2 years. and i don't read much into the opinion that even, you know, conservative legal types should be cheered by -- it seems that whatever the court took away with the commerce clause, they gave back with roberts' interpretation of the taxing authority. and i don't really see any future obama or democratic policies that would be affected or circumscribed by the way the commerce clause was interpreted. i think it's a pretty significant victory for obama. one caveat. the romney campaign just got a jolt of excitement and enthusiasm. he has now defined this election as not just about the economy but about repealing obama care if he's elected. i think that matters for something. the fact that conservatives are rallying behind romney anew is probably a good thing for him. >> yeah, i mean, katie pavlish, there's no doubt that's happening. the romney campaign said today they raised $2.7 million, maybe as i'm speaking go
so to me, the clear winner is obama. and his administration. this is obviously the most significant thing he's done in his first 3 1/2 years. and i don't read much into the opinion that even, you know, conservative legal types should be cheered by -- it seems that whatever the court took away with the commerce clause, they gave back with roberts' interpretation of the taxing authority. and i don't really see any future obama or democratic policies that would be affected or circumscribed by the...
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the obama administration has concerns about the human rights situation in cambodia today. it doesn't rise to the level of past atrocities, but when president obama met with the prime minister of this country here, he pressed him to hold free and fair elections and to release political bodiacambodia say the situation is being exaggerated, the president warned lack of reforms would be an impediment to a deeper relationship with the u.s. dan lothian, cnn, phnom penh. >>> new details of the fbi probe of general david petraeus. was his lover given classified information? n more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. that's 1% back on... [ toy robot sounds ] 2% on pumpkin pie. and apple. 3% back on 4 trips to the airport. it's as easy as... -[ man ] 1... -[ woman ] 2... [ woman ] 3. [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >> hi. >> you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. >> announcer: we all love a good
the obama administration has concerns about the human rights situation in cambodia today. it doesn't rise to the level of past atrocities, but when president obama met with the prime minister of this country here, he pressed him to hold free and fair elections and to release political bodiacambodia say the situation is being exaggerated, the president warned lack of reforms would be an impediment to a deeper relationship with the u.s. dan lothian, cnn, phnom penh. >>> new details of...
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the question tonight, what is really going on and is the obama administration hanging him out to dry? mitt romney certainly thinks so. we'll talk to "new york times" and david gergen as well. we'll get the latest from beijing next. "ñfÑ whwhatat m makakeses t thep nunumbmberer s stotorere d ? yoyou u wawalklk i intna coconvnvenentitiononalal ms ststorore,e, i it't's s rert ababouout t yoyou.u. ththeyey s sayay, , "w"weleu wawantnteded a a f firirm m bebn lilie e onon o onene o of " wewe p prorovividede t thet inindidivividudualalizizatat yoyourur b bodody y neneede. ohoh, , wowow!w! ththatat f feeeelsls r reae. itit's's a aboboutut s supuppope yoyou u fifindnd i it t momost. toto c celelebebraratete 2 25 5f bebetttterer s sleleepep-f-forof yoyou u - - slsleeeep p nr inintrtrododucuceses t ther ededititioion n bebed d st inincrcrededibiblele s savf $1$1,0,00000 f foror a a l li. ononlyly a at t ththe e slsleeer ststorore,e, w wheherere n >>> tonight, the very high stakes drama of human rights activist chen guangcheng. today he made a direct appeal to congress on speakerphone and a tr
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what is really going on and is the obama administration hanging him out to dry? we'll talk to "the new york times" and get the latest from beijing, next. it's very important to understand how math and science kind of makes the world work. in high school, i had a physics teacher by the name of mr. davies. he made physics more than theoretical, he made it real for me. we built a guitar, we did things with electronics and mother boards. that's where the interest in engineering came from. so now, as an engineer, i have a career that speaks to that passion. thank you, mr. davies. aspirin? i don't really know what it's for. isn't aspirin like a vague pain reliever? aspirin is just old school. people will have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. that's why we developed bayer advanced aspirin with micro particles. it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of pain. we know it works. now we're challenging you to put it to the test. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. then try it yourself and tell us what you think. yoyou u wa
what is really going on and is the obama administration hanging him out to dry? we'll talk to "the new york times" and get the latest from beijing, next. it's very important to understand how math and science kind of makes the world work. in high school, i had a physics teacher by the name of mr. davies. he made physics more than theoretical, he made it real for me. we built a guitar, we did things with electronics and mother boards. that's where the interest in engineering came from....
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. >> when you consider the obama administration has done everything but talk about obama care this week. monday joe biden opened his mouth, tuesday he opened his mouth. wednesday he opened his mouth. then folks on a different network dropped the "know. "word saying romney was a racist and thus far, the democrats have gone after, income taxes and the dog and now they're going after paul ryan possibly being a flip-flopper. they haven't engaged on the medicare issue that they've tried to avoid the issues of jobs and medicare. i really do think and i appreciate what my rr maria was saying. >> i wasn't characterized it as a rough week i was asking. maria let's talk about joe biden. >> for obama care, yes. >> if you think about much of the conversation on the democratic side was about joe biden replaying his remarks in front of an audience, that was roughly 50/50 african-american talk about being off message and having a lot of conversation that's something you wouldn't want to be having a conversation about, right? >> i agree. joe biden's remarks were off message and i wish he hadn't used th
. >> when you consider the obama administration has done everything but talk about obama care this week. monday joe biden opened his mouth, tuesday he opened his mouth. wednesday he opened his mouth. then folks on a different network dropped the "know. "word saying romney was a racist and thus far, the democrats have gone after, income taxes and the dog and now they're going after paul ryan possibly being a flip-flopper. they haven't engaged on the medicare issue that they've...
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it is not on the obama administration's back burner. they are using all kinds of means to tell iran's leaders, don't do it. jill daugherty for us now live at the u.s. state department. you know, jo, when we hear the phrase back channel communications, obviously our ears perk up. what's going on? >> reporter: well, they have these back channels. and one of the reasons they need them is because the u.s. and iran don't have any official diplomatic relations. so how do you talk to them? there are a variety of ways. the swiss represent u.s. interests, you can talk through the swiss, you can talk through the iraqis, you can talk through the turks. tl there are a number of different countries. the latest we heard from u.s. officials is there was a letter from the u.s. ambassador to iran saying essentially what the united states has been saying in public, but it is very important to get this message across, and that is exactly what you said, don't even think about blocking that. it's a highly dangerous situation, very, very narrow strait. you h
it is not on the obama administration's back burner. they are using all kinds of means to tell iran's leaders, don't do it. jill daugherty for us now live at the u.s. state department. you know, jo, when we hear the phrase back channel communications, obviously our ears perk up. what's going on? >> reporter: well, they have these back channels. and one of the reasons they need them is because the u.s. and iran don't have any official diplomatic relations. so how do you talk to them? there...
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you look at the results on november the 7th, the obama administration today may be celebrating high fiving -- >> i haven't seen that. let's be fair, sir. >> i guarantee you, we will make lemonade out of these lemons and you'll see that and the american people will prove it on november the 6th. >> here's why i ask you that might be a herculean effort. they don't seem to care that much about health care. it's black and white. the stats say 52% of americans are fed up with the economy and jobs. look third down on the list here after deficit and government spending and only 6% of americans are going to be that riled up about health care. that doesn't speak well to what you're saying is going to happen. >> you make a good point about the statistics on the economy, that is the number one issue. 40 straight months of unemployment above 8%, 13 million americans out of work. so yes, you're right, jobs and economy are the number one issue, but the health care issue so much interrelated with that. employers are not hiring people because if they go above 50, then of course, they -- the employer is pen
you look at the results on november the 7th, the obama administration today may be celebrating high fiving -- >> i haven't seen that. let's be fair, sir. >> i guarantee you, we will make lemonade out of these lemons and you'll see that and the american people will prove it on november the 6th. >> here's why i ask you that might be a herculean effort. they don't seem to care that much about health care. it's black and white. the stats say 52% of americans are fed up with the...
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attorney leading this investigation for quite a few years and then the obama administration comes in and frankly i think it's politically paralyzed not wanting to seem to be helping a prominent democrat so they deferred to the republican who brought these charges initially and i think it's a case that really shouldn't have been brought in the first place. >> as he was finishing up his remarks, john edwards said this about god's vision for him. listen. >> i don't think god's through with me. i really believe he thinks there's still some good things i can do. and whatever happens with this legal stuff going forward, what i'm hopeful about is all those kids that i've seen in the poorest parts of this country and in some of the poorest places in the world, that i can help them. >> sounded to me like he was almost winding up for a little bit of a campaign speech. >> it's like the cliff-hanger of a good sitcom. left us at the season finale with this. >> what do you think he's talking about? >> i would be shocked if he had a political future. if he was going to go back into the political ri
attorney leading this investigation for quite a few years and then the obama administration comes in and frankly i think it's politically paralyzed not wanting to seem to be helping a prominent democrat so they deferred to the republican who brought these charges initially and i think it's a case that really shouldn't have been brought in the first place. >> as he was finishing up his remarks, john edwards said this about god's vision for him. listen. >> i don't think god's through...
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., the obama administration, nato obviously very concerned about the regime of the president potentially using chemical weapons, poison gas, against its own people. here's the question. what's the difference killing civilians in syria with bombs from mig jet fighters or attack helicopters as opposed to let's say poison gas? or chemical warfare? >> well, that's a good question. in one sense, in moral terms, there is no difference. almost 40,000 people have died in syria already. but the use of chemical weapons and poison gas, i think the fa val valueties would be very much greater. it does kind of cross a line. these aren't judgments that you can make in any particularly scientific way. but i think what your administration, part of the international community is signaling to the president is if you cross that line, it will be a sharp and strong reaction. >> and those were tough words coming from president obama yesterday from secretary hillary clinton from the nato secretary general today in brussels. is that enough to prevent using poison gas or chemical warfare? or just threats, shall w
., the obama administration, nato obviously very concerned about the regime of the president potentially using chemical weapons, poison gas, against its own people. here's the question. what's the difference killing civilians in syria with bombs from mig jet fighters or attack helicopters as opposed to let's say poison gas? or chemical warfare? >> well, that's a good question. in one sense, in moral terms, there is no difference. almost 40,000 people have died in syria already. but the...
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and the ever-changing timeline on the obama administration's story of the benghazi attack. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our...
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. >> the obama administration responded to complaints that fema was late on the scene and anountsed that the deputy administrator will be there tomorrow and fema wants everyone who needs assistance to call. when there's complaints, it's because they haven't been able to reach out. 1- 800-621-fema or disasterassistance.gov. >>> president obama was back on the trail. >> in new jersey yesterday and saw the devastation and you really get a sense of how difficult this is going to be for a lot of people. but you know, we've been inspired these past few days. because when disaster strikes, we see america at its best. the consumer in these times all seem to melt away. there are no democrats or republicans during the storm. just fellow americans. >> his response to the storm has earned him big praise. 78% approve of how he's dealt with the hurricane. images and headlines like this have helped, too, featuring chris christie of new jersey on a bipartisan storm damage tour together from wednesday. but not everyone's a fan of the federal agencies that handle disasters like these, including rand paul.
. >> the obama administration responded to complaints that fema was late on the scene and anountsed that the deputy administrator will be there tomorrow and fema wants everyone who needs assistance to call. when there's complaints, it's because they haven't been able to reach out. 1- 800-621-fema or disasterassistance.gov. >>> president obama was back on the trail. >> in new jersey yesterday and saw the devastation and you really get a sense of how difficult this is going...
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there is also a lot of growing speculation there may be a role for romney in the obama administration. >> dozens of new york public schools victimized by looters in the aftermath of super storm sandy. the city reports 30 schools targeted including one in the rockaways and queens where nearly a hundred ipads and i macs were stolen. >> terrible. >> the looting losses rbt covered by insurance. >> clothes as eccentric as her music. yoko ono with a new line from a sketch she drew for her and john lennon's wedding. they were designed to celebrate john lennon's hot bod. tank tops with nipple cutouts, buttless pants which we are not going to show you. really. interesting. >> two words i thought you would never say. buttless pants. >>> president obama has dispatched one of his top money men to cut a deal with lawmakers. we are talking about that coming u. yep. the longer you stay with us, the more you save. and when you switch from another company to us, we even reward you for the time you spent there. genius. yeah, genius. you guys must have your own loyalty program, right? well, we have some
there is also a lot of growing speculation there may be a role for romney in the obama administration. >> dozens of new york public schools victimized by looters in the aftermath of super storm sandy. the city reports 30 schools targeted including one in the rockaways and queens where nearly a hundred ipads and i macs were stolen. >> terrible. >> the looting losses rbt covered by insurance. >> clothes as eccentric as her music. yoko ono with a new line from a sketch she...
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the obama administration backed off very fast. people don't like the idea of the government saying this treatment is cheaper. so we're only going to pay for that. right or wrong. >> erick -- >> there were never death panels. where is that coming from? >> they weren't death panels. they were a small step in that direction -- >> -- extreme cost of health care. yeah, they were imposed to restrain the cost of health care. i get what roland's saying. people like individual pieces of health care. that's fine. but the roberts decision means the democrats are going to have to fight on the gop turf on this which is full repeal. 60% of americans in some of the worst polling on obama care. 60% of americans still don't like the bill overall. they don't like tax increases. we're going to november with the democrats being forced to fight on this republican battlefield. the republicans may need a plan. but right now, their best plan is just to say "repeal it." >> you should go to those states with the worst health care and when it comes to the f
the obama administration backed off very fast. people don't like the idea of the government saying this treatment is cheaper. so we're only going to pay for that. right or wrong. >> erick -- >> there were never death panels. where is that coming from? >> they weren't death panels. they were a small step in that direction -- >> -- extreme cost of health care. yeah, they were imposed to restrain the cost of health care. i get what roland's saying. people like individual...
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the obama administration asked for assad's departure. mitt romney called on the president to arm syrian opposition forces and senator john mccain said this. >> horrible things are happening in syria. this administration has a feckless foreign policy which abandons american leadership. i know because i visit with these people, that they are ready to help these people. and they are helping them some. but it cries out for american leadership. american leadership is not there. >> republican senator richard lugars said quote, i think properly so. you also heard alex thomson. want to talk about it with fran townsend and fouad ajami. fouad, you and i were on the border just a couple weeks ago. i mean, the world cannot say they didn't know that this was happening. everybody is shocked at the death toll over the weekend, this massacre of children. but we have seen children killed now for 14 months. >> you were in the tents and you talked to people. you talked to children, one boy. i'll never forget him who said we can't live like this. we want ou
the obama administration asked for assad's departure. mitt romney called on the president to arm syrian opposition forces and senator john mccain said this. >> horrible things are happening in syria. this administration has a feckless foreign policy which abandons american leadership. i know because i visit with these people, that they are ready to help these people. and they are helping them some. but it cries out for american leadership. american leadership is not there. >>...